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William Faulkner was an American writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was 1 in 1897, and was the oldest of four boys. He 2 in Mississippi, where he also went to 3 . He was an excellent student and began writing at an early age. He wrote 4 , poems, short 5 and screenplays. When he finished his studies, he wanted to 6 in his father’s railroad business, but his father sold it. Faulkner 7 in love with Estelle Oldham when he was a teenager, but she wasn’t interested in him then. They eventually got 8 in 1929 after Estelle got 9 from her first husband. Faulkner was badly hurt in a horse-riding accident in 1959, and 10 in 1962.
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William Faulkner was an American writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was 1) born in 1897, and was the oldest of four boys. He 2) grew up in Mississippi, where he also went to 3) university. He was an excellent student and began writing at an early age. He wrote 4) novels, poems, short 5) stories and screenplays. When he finished his studies, he wanted to 6) work in his father’s railroad business, but his father sold it. Faulkner 7) fell in love with Estelle Oldham when he was a teenager, but she wasn’t interested in him then. They eventually got 8) married in 1929 after Estelle got 9) divorced from her first husband. Faulkner was badly hurt in a horse-riding accident in 1959, and 10) died in 1962.